Michell Surname
Approximately 6,752 people bear this surname
Michell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Michael,' which see. A variant, like Mitchell, which see.
Robert Michel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Michel, Cambridgeshire ibid.
Johannes Michell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameMichell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,099 | 1:172,682 | 17,408 |
| Australia | 1,486 | 1:18,167 | 2,535 |
| England | 978 | 1:56,971 | 6,875 |
| Canada | 647 | 1:56,948 | 6,727 |
| South Africa | 259 | 1:209,180 | 22,201 |
| Chile | 208 | 1:84,695 | 3,318 |
| New Zealand | 180 | 1:25,157 | 4,394 |
| Venezuela | 104 | 1:290,424 | 6,783 |
| Nicaragua | 97 | 1:62,073 | 1,550 |
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Panama | 44 | 1:88,915 | 3,543 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,286 | 1:18,954 | 2,724 |
| Wales | 101 | 1:15,529 | 923 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,310 | 1:38,335 | 4,548 |
Michell (26,768) may also be a first name.
Michell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Michael,' which see. A variant, like Mitchell, which see.
Robert Michel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Michel, Cambridgeshire ibid.
Johannes Michell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Michol, 1379: ibid.
1578. Married — William Smyth and Margery Michell: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1645. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Michill: Kensington Ch.
Michel is the A.-French form of Michael, q.v.
Walter Michel.—Hundred Rolls
See Mitchell. Gilbert de Aquila, otherwise called Magnus, and by the Saxons, Mucel, i.e., "the Great," flourished in the XI. cent. From him one of the families of Michell are illegitimately descended. English Surn. ii. 190.
Not an uncommon surname in Cornwall, The name of one family was originally Mychel and Mighel, and was so written for many centuries. It is merely a Cornish form of Michael. The proper name of this family would seem to be Coloryan. "The parish register of Ludgvan gives births, deaths, and marriages of Mighel de Coloryan, from about 1360. The death of John Mychel de Coloryan at the age of 80 is recorded." (Inf. John Michell, Esq., St. Petersburg. ) Under Ludgven or Ludgean parish, Gilbert says, "The name of another farm in Ludgean, which cannot be accidental, requires notice. On this farm was a well, now destroyed bymines, having, in all probability, some slight quality of chalybeate. The water acquired an established reputation for the relief of weak sight, and hundreds repaired there every year to bathe their eyes. The farm is named Collurian, and has been time out of mind." There is still a place and property called Colloryan in Ludgvan, in possession of the Michell family, one of which family is now Her Majesty's Consul at St. Petersburg. The Cornish word culurionem signifies the entrail; clorian, is a pair of scales; clor, glory, beauty; but if Gilbert is correct, the name Collurian is from the Gr. χολλυριον, χολλουριονυριον, a collyrian, a medicinal application for the eyes.
Michell Demographics
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Michell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Michell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺸﻞ, Russian: Мичелл) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Michell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Michell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 72,982nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,079,317 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Michell live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 30,391st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 26,768 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,099 people, or 1 in 172,682. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Michell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Michell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Michell surname increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 24 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Michell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Michell surname is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Michell surname are 14.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Michell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 321.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,691 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning R 286,536 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.33% less than the national average, earning $18,313,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Michell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Michell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺸﻞ | myshl | - |
| Michell in the Russian language | ||
| Мичелл | micell | - |
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